The St. Francisville Experiment
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| The St. Francisville Experiment | |
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| Directed by | Ted Nicolaou |
| Produced by | Dana Scanlan Paul Salamoff Gary Schmoeller |
| Starring | Madison Charap Troy Taylor Ryan Larson Paul James Palmer |
| Cinematography | Tim Baldini |
| Edited by | Jeff Bradley Tom Vader |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Entertainment (US) VCI Home Video (UK) |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 |
The St. Francisville Experiment is a 2000 low-budget found footage horror film directed by Ted Nicolaou. The film was released direct to VHS, and DVD on April 15, 2000, and centers upon a small group of paranormal investigators who spend a night in an old haunted mansion located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The haunted mansion's back story was loosely based upon the true story of Delphine LaLaurie, a New Orleans socialite believed to have tortured and perhaps killed slaves in the early 1800s.[1]
A group of paranormal investigators are given video cameras and the opportunity to spend the night in an abandoned house rumored to be haunted. The group finds several strange things, but initially their discoveries are easily explained away. However, as the night progresses they become more and more unsettled and wonder if there is truly a supernatural force in the house.
Cast
- Madison Charap as Psychic
- Troy Taylor as Ghost Historian
- Ryan Larson as History Student
- P.J. Palmer as Paul Cason
- Tim Baldini (as Tim Thompson) as Videographer Tim Thompson
- Paul Salamoff (as Paul I. Salamoff) as Producer
- Ava Jones (as Ava Kay Jones) as Voodoo Priestess
- Katherine Smith as St. Francis Paranormal Expert
- Sarah Clifford as Psychic
Production
Filming for The St. Francisville Experiment took place in Louisiana and California, and the filming was actually done in three houses.[2] Author Troy Taylor helped put together the film's concept, which was initially supposed to be a documentary rather than a fictional film, a move that he stated was done mid-production.[2] Taylor also stated that one of the houses wasn't abandoned and that a family was currently living in it.[2] Upon its release the movie was promoted as a real encounter with the supernatural and the names of the film's actors were not disclosed.[3]